Causes
Slavery
Leaders
Battles
War Geography
100

What goods were important for the Southern economy?

Cash crops


100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
100

What was the first battle that began the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
200

What was the period that came after the end of the Civil War?

Reconstruction

200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

What kinds of taxes were levied on Southern states?

Tariffs on imported manufactured goods
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
What compromises implemented 5 laws that tried to balance the powers between Northern and Southern states

Compromises of 1850

300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
400

Slavery and westward expansion was a part of _____________

Manifest Destiny

400

What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves in rebel states?

The Emancipation Proclamation

400

What was the name of the plan Lincoln used to quickly unify the South and the North?

10% Plan

400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500

Where was the insurrection in Harper's Ferry?

West Virginia

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